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THE OMAHA . .DAILYi . ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAIIA , MONDAY MOKNING' ' , , JANUA11Y 4 , 1807. LE COFY FIVE CENTS. Cuban President nnd Cabinet Eave No Abiding Place , ALLEGED CAPITAL CITY A PLANTATION Ciu-vlfiiM IH I'art of Hie Ili-tancniirt KNlate anil IH lletil ! > } ' Uio .SpunliirilM , Who Vldlt It ( Copyright , 1807 , by Press Publishing1 Company. ) HAVANA , Cuba , Jan. 3. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Pu erto Principe province Is comparatively quiet. It Is tbo largest province In Cuba , except Santiago , but has the smallest population. Of Its 50,000 Inhabitants , 15,000 live In Pu erto Prlnclpo city , the provincial capital. Immediately after arriving In Cuba I sent a trustworthy agent to the province to as certain the exact situation there , The sum mary of a long report received , which Is cabled herewith to the World , I vouch for as being accurate : The railroad connecting Puerto Prlnclpo With the seaport , Neuvltas , Is In regular op eration , There has been great Improve ment In that respect slnco last summer , when the railway was blockaded. The coun try between Puerto Prlnclpo and the Rca was overrun then by the Insurgent bands , but the death of their leader , Jose Maria llodrlgucz , was a severe loss , from which they have not recovered. A large part ot the province being uninhabited , the Insur gents were able to roam about , until General Castellnnos nnd the governor pursued the different bands relentlessly nnd drove them into Santiago or Into the wilderness of the Lnjasa hills , In the southeastern part of the province. The so-called president and his cabinet Imvo no fixed abiding plncc. It has been circumstantially reported In the United States that a point called Cuovltas was the scat of government of CIsncros. Cucvltas is not a town , but a plantation belonging to ono of the well known Bctancourt family. Hugged hills rise In Us center. It has been visited frequently by Spanish columns , but General Castcllanos docs not regard It as u point of sufficient consequence to regu larly garrison It. The Insurgents hold no town or village In the province. The only town actually taken by anything like a siege In the whole rebellion was Gualmaro , and that wns held by them. The Cucvltas plan tation Is not now occupied by thu Insur gents. The story of Its being held Is false. GOMEZ IS OUT OF SIGHT. The whereabouts of Maximo Gomez are not positively known. Ho was In the jungles of Lnjssa , December 7. I have seen a proclamation by him. dated Lajasa , Novem ber 29. An Intercepted letter , signed by Gomez and dated December 5 , waa filled with violent complaints against the junta In New York. He accuees the members of It of far worse offenses than Incompcntcncy , and la particularly severe against Palma and Riibcnn. Gomez lu In a bad physical con dition , and Is generally dissatisfied. lie has quarreled with other leaders of the rebellion. The dimensions arc like these In the former rebellion. Gomez hat ) attempted to Ignore Clpncrcs and make himself a dictator In political , as well as In military affairn. Culixto Garcia Is the only leader now show ing signs of activity. Influential Creole families of Puerto Prln clpo strongly dcslro that civil atrlfo should end. They would withdraw the province from the Influence ot the * revolutionists If It wore possible. There Is much poverty and disease In Puerto Prlnclpo City , on account of numerous refugees. There has been much nlckurcs In the Sp.1nl.-ili . army In that section , and especially on the line of the eastern trocha , chiefly malaria fevers , but there has boon a great Improvement recently. Major Jimenez , commanding three squad rons of cavalry of the El Principe regiment , wes promoted yesterday for work In the field north of San Cristobal. Plnar del Rio province. While moving along the base of the hills , near Corrjal and Blanqulsal , ho Bwooped down on some bands of Insurgents foraging , killed twenty and wounded meat of tbo remainder. Thc o who escaped Into the hills were captured In arms. All trains are now running regularly In Plnar del Rio , Havana and Matanzao provinces. Parts of some lines In Santa Olara province are not operated , because bridges destroyed have not yet been re placed. Trains run dally to Clenfuegos , 190 miles from Havana. Last May all the lines were cither wholly Interrupted or trains were run In portions at Irregular Intervals. WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN. MACRO SAID TO IIR AI.IVI2. Claliaeil ( hat ( InIiiHiirKent Leader Sllll llreatlieN. urn Jan. a. rnomas , . . Lovelacc , flccond lieutenant of the Soledad , which was wrecked off the north coast of South America last October , Is spending a few days herewith with his mother , Whllo wrecked , Lovelace npent three days at Havuna , and haa Just returned from the Cuban country. He talked Interestingly with a reporter and asked re garding the reported death of Maceo , said : "I am convinced that Maceo is not dead. In my opinion tbo story of his death was promulgated by the Insurgents themselves. The Vamoose that railed from New York , and Is at present detained at Key West , can make twenty-eight miles an hour , and I have some pretty reliable Information that her object was to convoy 'Maee-o to the other eldo of the Island , where ho might Join Gomez nnd thu two plan the campaign together. I have * not the slightest doubt. In fact , that Macco U recovering from his wounds. The Insurgents will take no aggressive action until his complete recovery. " Continuing , Lovelace said : "In those three days at Havana , I saw sixty-eight In surgents executed on a sandbar near the ehlp. They stood the prisoners up In squads of eight or ten and then one soldier was oe- lected to pick them off one at u time , Just as though they were shooting rats. "Tha prisoners were In all sorts of atti tudes , whllo the uhootlng was going on , Some were kneeling In prayer , othem were standing erect , but none of them showed any signs of fear. The prisoners ranged * In age tfi- from boya who could not have been over 18 i- tfii to grey-headed men , None of the executions lasted long. I saw ono squad of ten men shot down In about fifteen minutes. At one tlmo I saw thrco officers of the Insurgent executed , nnd they were allowed a vollev tram ten soldiers , " J.ATKST AI1VICISS 1MUIM MAMM.A. J T - Japan Ma > * Senil a Squadron ( u ANKH | ( lie IiiHiirKenlN. MADRID , Jan. 3. The Unlted.Statcs mln- Inter , Mr. Taylor , had a long conference with the duke of Tetuan , minister of for eign affairs , on Saturday , Advices from Manilla etatu that three tugi and u gunboat with COO troops Imvo dUlodgi'd a body of rebels who occupied poitlcms of the harbor works , It U reported that Bcvcrul Insurgent urlsoncrs will bu ahot at Manilla tomorrow , anil the public prosecutor 1ms asked that the dentil penalty bu Imposed upon slxtrcn othem who weie tried yesterday. Reports from Manilla ntnto that the rcvcle- tlonn brought about during the trial have caused a great sensation , Ono Insurgent Bald he knew Japan Intended to send r. equudron tu the Philippines und to recog nize the Insurgents im belligerents , pro- vldcd the whole of the provinces joined l'i the rebellion , CininlleiiN I'n'oH.n ' Itelnlerreil , LONDON , Jon. 3.-It Is 1'M'Orted from Wnrn.iw that doctors have decided Unit Countess Helena PotoeUo , s\hoH ) < brly v.t. ' disinterred after her Imrlul. thiouKh a dre. Hint nho wns In u giulo of nlnluptiy. ! eK.ul The body bus therefore- been iclnterrud , SIJIIVIVOH'S STOIIY OP A AVHKCIC. Sail Title of the Ciilinn FlllliiiHtcr Coiiitiiiiilorc. CINCINNATI. Jan. 3. A Bpcdal to the Commercial-Tribune from Jacksonville says : Seventeen men accounted for out of ths twenty-eight on the Cuban filibuster Com modore IB the record hero tonight , with n slight cbanco of ecvcn more yet alive. The men came ashore at Daytona this noon , Cap tain Murphy , Stephen Crane , the novelist ; the cook nnd two Bailors. Ono of the latter , William Hlgglnn of Rhode Island , died soon nflcr reaching land from the effects of the high sutf. One of the survivors gives the following graphic details : "Thu tug sank at 7 o'clock Saturday morn ing twenty miles off New Smyrnla. All the Americana on board remained until the last moment. A traitor In Spanish pay was the cauao of the leak. Thet leak was discovered al about 3 a. m. The pumps would not work long , though they did good service for a while , Finding that the water gained on us , two boatloads of Cubans , twelve mem In all , were first nent off. Ono boat , containing six men , was capsized and I am afraid the men were lost. Ono of the lifeboats , con taining nine men , was swamped nnd a hastily constructed craft was made up from materials thrown to them and they then disappeared from our sight. "Captain Murphy , Stephen Crane , Hlgglns and myself and ono other pallor took to the ten-foot dingey at the last moment. We tried to save the men In the water around us , but the heavy sea and blinding winds swept them from us. It rc < | irlred all our efforts to keep our small boat right side up. For twenty-four hours we battled with Uio heavy sea , constantly balling and at last land was slg'hted. As wo attempted to land the wind drove us Into the breakers and In an Instant the boat wns overturned. For An hour wo battled for life and then man aged to crawl out on the sands almost dead. Captain Murphy saved Mr. Crane by helping him when a cramp caught htm. Hlgglna was struck on the head by floating tlmbct : and ho dUd soon after landKig. Ho was a good s&'Ilor and worked hard to eave his comrades. " The men are expected here tomorrow. Aid was asked from Daytona yesterday , and as the Three Friends was the only vessel In port that could stand the seas , the Washington oinclala were wired , asking permission to send Iho tug out , oven with revenue officers on board. This was at1 p. m. yesterday. Not heating from this , the collector wired the department. Then J. M. Harris wired Senator Call and he replied later , saying ho had notified Mr. Carlisle and the presi dent. Nothing was heard from the depart ment as to aid In saving the lives of Ameri can citizens up to late this afternoon. This was brought about by a strong message from .Mr. Harris , begging the department In the name cf humanity to allow a vessel to leave. Tills brought the required permis sion and at G:30 : tonight the Three Friends steamed out on her errand of mercy. SPAMAIIDK IIAVI2 KITTI.U TO PISAIt. Do Nut Iiftolc with AplireheaHloii ( ill KlUliiiHli-r.s. WASHINGTON , Jan. 3. The Spanish au thorities feel little apprehension from re ported filibustering expeditions , owing to the thoroughness with which the Cuban count Is being patrolled by the Spanish forces. It Is pointed out that the success of the expedi tions largely depends upon the ability to de liver the goods to the insurgents , and that the mere landing of an expedition counts for little. Under the systoni established by General Wt-yler the movement of any considerable Inaurgent force toward the coast Is noted as a step toward meeting an expedition. The Insurgents have no pack trains nor the ordi nary means of transportation of military stores .sad are obliged to receive and carry , goods by hand. In handling boxes of guns or any considerable supply of ammunition , a largo number of men is necessary to dis pose of an expedition by hand. For tha ! reason the approach of the Three Friends ex pedition wan made known to the Spanish commanders by the movement of a large in- Hurgunt force toward the coast. A battle en sued and the Insurgents wcro driven Inland. The point nt which the Three Friends sub sequently tried to land Is that to which the Insurgent force was headed. At present. It Is said , this patrol Is so com plete that no considerable force of Insurgents can move without unmasking the destina tion of at * expedition and thus giving ample time far Us apprehension. This is but one means of apprehension , however , and It does not diminish the scouting of expeditions be fore their departure. According to official advices received here the insurgents are in a desperate condition since the death of Macco. The report that ( iomcz orow.cd the eastern trocha is appar ently disposed of by n statement coming from a reliable source on the Island saying that on December 22 some time after the date of the reported crossing of the trocha Gomnz was still held to the eastward of that strategic line. It Is believed , also , by offi cials that the Insurgent leader. La Cret , is either dead or dangerously wounded. The disposal of him from the actual field conflict Is regarded as next In Importance to the death of Maceo. It Is pointed out that the insurgent cause is ono depending on leaders and that the cause. Itself will end with the disposal of the leaders. Close scrutiny Is being made by officials of the circumstances under which the steamer Dauntless left Jacksonville. The stated pur pose of the vessel was a wrecking expedition and for this no clearance papers wcro needed. It Is believed , however , by the Spanish au thorities that the Dauntless has gone to suc cor the party which first went on the Three Friends , and falling to land In Cuba , re turned to No Nome Key off the Florida coast. The Information cent hero leads to the belief that after the Dauntless ban taken on board the party at No Name Key. she will proceed to Cuba and carry out the expedition which the Three Friends failed to land. ( Ji\ . WRY Mill ISSl'K.S TWO EDICTS. Ortnlu Snlc'N I'rolilliltcil nml "CiiKI- Vlltfll y.Ollf" KNhllllUIieil. HAVANA , Jan. 3. General Weylcr , from Dayato encampment , Issued two edicts , dated on Now Year's day. They prohibit the ex istence and sale of hardware , saddlery , clothing , provisions and medicines In towns where fortifications do not exist. Eight days after the date of the Issuance of the edict stores In nil unprotected villages nnd hamlets must bo closed , and all of the gou.ls must bo removed to stronger places , This same order applies to stores on sugar es tates unfortified In the other provinces. This edict takes effect eight days after publica tion , and persons found guilty of violation of these orders will bo considered as rebel sympathizers and tried nnd condemned as such. The second edict orders the formation of a "cultivated zone" around the larger towns , A plecn of ground will bo allotted free of charge to the different families there assembled. These families will be alloxvcd to plant vegetables and to harvest the crops thus raised. An exception Is made In the case of women who have brothero nnd hus bands now serving In the Insurgent army. No allotment of any kind will be made for them , This freehold URO of .tho land will last nix months after the war In over. Weyler HeliiriiN In Iliiviiun. HAVANA , Jan. . ' ) . Captain General Woy- ler Is back In Havana. Ho left ramp at Ilayute ut 0 o'clock this morning , arriving with an escort of cavalry at Artem-Isa at 12 o'clock and at Marlol nt 3 o'clock. H < ? Im mediately loft there on the crulaor Le Gazpl. nrrlvliiR In Havana nt S o'clock thla ovcnlng , Hn was accompanied by Chluf of Staff Kit- ci'Uuno uud hi ? eon , Fernandez Weyler , who Is one of his aldrn , Kuril mi Vermmil Aiu.vt I'KIJI.K. \ t. . Jan. : ! - - ' ! lie laiiure of the Fanners' Trust ram puny of Hloux I'ity , In , which Hosed IIH doors thl wivk , will rrovi- ImrO blow to Its Vt rmrnl In- tVMtori AiTorillnu to iviurnH lno the Mil : " . ' . i1) ) nor ci-iil of the liabilities of Mir..nil . i * uil > I lu be due the pcopU | of tbla 0111(0. ( IS BROKEN TO THEIR HOPE Spain's Word of Promise Kept Only to Porto Ricans' ' Ear , REFORM MEASURES ARE DISAPPOINTING AiitonoinlKtiH from tin' Aiitllli'x anil la Spain Severi-ly Crlt- tlu * MiiilliitloiiH IMaccil I oil Homo Itiile. ; ( Copyrlplit , U57 , by Trees Publishing Company. ) MADRID , Spain , Jan , 3. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The autonomist deputation from Porto Rico , which came hero to ask for the prompt carrying out of promised reforms , Is bitterly disappointed with the government's action , The deputation had congratulated Premier Canovaa when tbo announcement was made that certain rdforms had been granted , on having at least put Into effect the provisions ot the bill which passed the Cortes. But when the ten royal decrees putting thcso reforms In force were published In the Ga zette and had been carefully read , the mem bers of the deputation wcro deeply cha grined and outspoken In dissent. They say the West Indian autonomists want much more , and cannot accept the government measures. After close examination of the decrees , the liberal nnd republican politicians and their leading newspapers severely criticise the re stricted , very conservative use the present government has made of the clastic and broad powers conferred by the colonial re form net , drown up In 18S5 by Senor Abar- zuga and approved by the liberal govern ment of Senor Sagasta. The Corre-o calls the Porto Rico reform decrees a dangerous joke , curtailing even what little administra tive self-government apparently la granted. Senor Sagasta nnd the liberals say they worded the bill with a view to permitting very much broader concessions. Senor Abar- zuga says ho would have construed It moro liberally , especially under existing circum stances. The conflict between the government and the opposition newspapers which denounced the abuses In the commissariat and hospital service In Cuba , continues with renewed asperity on the part of the Hernldo and the Imparclal , and with Increased severity on the part ot the military and civil Judges prosecuting. Already all the Implicated writers for eight newspapers have been sent to prison , except those who , being members of the Cortes , are" exempt from arrest. The Spanlsii government is much pleased with the friendly attitude and assurances of President Cleveland and Secretory Olney when the Spanish minister communicated to them the Intentions of Spain , as em bodied In the preamble and decrees relating to tbo Porto Rico reforms. The ministerial press echoes iho Impression In high quar ters that Spain has nothing to fear as long as president Cleveland remains In office. ARTHUR B. HOUGHTON. Iini'EXTS IIHIt HASTY MAltHIACH. Detroit Girl's ICvix-Hciioo In tliv rliiiiinlnl I.iHtcr.v. BRUSSELS , Jan. 3. Writing to a euls newspaper , the princess of Cblniay- Caraman protests against the newspaper campaign of publicity and calumny In con nection with her elopement with the Hun garian Gyp y. . musician , . JanesUHlKO. . - The prlnccfasaya"American : children are-cdu- t-atod with a view of csscrtlng their Inde pendence , and , when necessary , braving tbo world's prejudice and calumnies. That , however , does not preserve the American girl from the possibility of falling Into error. I drifted with the fashion , dictating n union between nobility and wealth. Chicago heiresses are reproached with the pursuits of coronets. Surely thla Is better than pur suing a dot. Having recognized my erroi and my heart having spoken , two courses were open to me , namely , adultrros. hypoc risy or leaving the marital domicile. I chcso the latter , fully recognizing to what I exposed myself. The divorce law was not made for nothing , and my position will eventually be legalized , my marriage with Rlgo being only u question of time. " Kauri'IVIiwrnpIiK tinQ.ar. . PARIS , Jan. 3. President Faure , replying to the Now Year's congratulations of the czar , has telegraphed the latter as follows : "I am profoundly touched by the terms In which your majesty addressed me his felicitations , and I a Mo thank you , as well as the empress , for the sentiments expressed toward France. We recall , like you , with the utmost pleasure the memory so precious of your presence with us , and beg you to accept the expression of our well wishes for your majesty , the empress and the grand duchess , Olga. " llnliiH Ili-lli'lll FamineDIstrlctM. . LONDON , Jan. 3. Official dispatches from India say thai the rains have benefited nearly all the famine districts there , and that the average price of grain Is ten ocers per rupee. 1'iiNNi-iI ( o UH Sccoiul He BUENOS AYRES , Jan. 3. The Chamber by a vote of 5 to 19 passed the second reading of a measure providing for the re- : uniption of the Integral aervlco debt. Klro I.ONNCH. NASHVILLE. Jan. 3. About 3 o'clock this morning fire , which originated In the dry goods store of Ix-beck Bros , nt 11 o'clock Saturday night , was under control. Nine * stores and the Kouth end of the city market house , containing the ollle-os of the heads of city departments were destroyed. TIle total Insurance Is some what In excess of $300,000. The total loss Is estimated at from KITJ.OOO to JIOO,0.0 , The origin of thu lire bus not IIOPIIIB - cprtalned. Several firemen were Injured by fnllliHT walls , and Captain Snuuun was badly bruised by fulllnp walla. Clmrlos Thompson , cashier , nnd J , B. Cnrr , man ager of the Sllef Jewelry company , were badly Injured by falling walls. I , nml Til I CM Cloiiilt-il. ST. LOUIS , Jan. 3. A special to tbo no- public from Perry , Old. , Bays ; Nov.'s received here from Washington Is that Secretary Francis has reversed ex- Scurotary Smith's decision relativeto clnlnl holders who made runs from the In- dlun reservation to the Cherokee strip In September , lif < 3. The report has caused conMdcrahlu excitement nnd hundreds of contests before the land olllco will result. Sfveral hundred persons are nffeetcd. .Smith held that persons who obtained claims by running from Creek , Otoe , Osage and Poncu Indian country wcro dltiquull- lle-J and Secretary Francis decides that they are qualified. Mlnt-rn' AViiKi'H ItiMliK-cil. MAEJILLON , O , Jan. 3. Notices have been posted nt nil Uio mines In the Mas ll- Icn district of a reduction In the price of pick mining from Cl cents to Cl cents per ton. The notice says a rate of EO cents linn been agreed upon In Pennsylvania under the long established pystom whereby the Ohio rate Is ! rcntu lees than that of the1'lllnlmiir distilc't , and therefore , the M-eont rale will bo maintained under ex isting conditions. About 2,000 men arc now out. but It Is thought they will resume work anil oonllnur till after the joint meet ing of operatives and miners nt Columbus , January 12. _ _ Liquor DlNiii'iiKiir ; fur KIIIIHIIN , TOPEKA , Juu. 3-Mt Is i-urrently re-ported that the. lending prohlliltlonisuH nml tern- pvranco worken. of KiMisan have decided to nsk the Irftlhhuurc thl.ivlutor to PUSH a , luw fstalilichlnK1 tbe > slnto liquor dls- poiifiiry In KunfiiH , .Mftil ) ' npiwrt this IH tbu only method by which thry ran ever hope to crush out Hie drug morn system of saloons and Joints , The nviiler will be bruuiibt before tinftato prohibition con vention , to lie held heio Jnnn.iry 12 ni.d in , and It Is said will ! " ntllclaly i-mlon.ul und u legislativecoinmltlio appointed lu btccr the bill throuclt. HIS LAST nKSTINO : I'l.ACK. Kiiiicrnl of ( lu * I.n < c .T. II. . Hold In St. I.nnlo. ST. LOUIS , Jen. 3. Services. over the re- mnlns of Joseph n. MoCullagh , , editor of the Globe-Democrat , who died Inat week nh the rrault of an' accident , -wore held this after noon nt the residence * * of lilfl slstcr-ln-law , Mrs. Manlon. t Ilnn ! had been falling III day without Inter mission nnd the weather wws cold , but not withstanding , there was1 a largo attendance of friends nnd admirers of Mr. McCullngh. Mr. McCullugh's remains , which repcsed In a casket of ceilar covered with black broad cloth , wern In the parlor surrounded by many evidences of love and esteem litho way of floral offerings ; Some tlmo before the hour set for the services a considerable number of persona passed before the casket and viewed the remains. On top of the plain casket their eyes met a square silver plate , r.n which wa < 3 the Inscription "At Heat. Joseph II. McCullagh. " 1'romptly at 2 o'clock a quartet began the RervlcM by singing Cardinal Newman' beau tiful hymn , "Lead , Kindly Light. " Re\ . John Snyder , pastor ot the Unitarian church of the Messiah , read the 23d Psalm , begin ning. "Tho Lord Is my fhepherd. " At the conclusion of this , he paid u beautiful tribute to the dead In a few well-chosen words. Among other things , he tolii of the almost countless good deeds ho had known Mr. Mc Cullagh to do In secret. IJo touched upon the religious views of the deceased. He did not know If Mr. McCullagh had any spe cial religious convictions , but ho wca not fearful for lita friend. Ho had helped the poor , he had lifted up the fallen , nnd In the last day , when all men shall stand before their Maker for judgment , the speaker felt sure his friend would U6 Among the blecfsod ones to whom would bo spoken the worda , "Well done , tliou good apd faithful servant. " "Come Unto Me , " was then aung by the quartet , nnd a prayer Ijy Hey. W. "W. Boyd of the Second Baptist churqh , ended the serv ices. As the ctisket was being borne to the hcarac the quartet sann , "Ueyoml the Smil ing nnd the Weeping. " The active pall bearers were members of the Globe-Democrat editorial staff and bends of departments. Among the honorary pallbearers wcro the editors of the other St. Louis papers and men prominent In political and business life In this city. Hon. Henry Wattcraon. editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal , waa the only one from out of town , Among thorp In attendance from outside St. Loula were Mrs. Ilachac | Soutcr ot Brook lyn. N. Y. , and Mr. William tJ. Armstrong of Chicago , oister and nephew , respectively , ot Mr. McCullagh. The Interment was at Belle- fontalno cemetery. * orxsnoT IIASTU.VS Tiilc MAitniAni ; : . You UKloivn CJIrl Follow * Her I.ovcr \VIiiiin HIT Pntlirr prove OIT. WEBSTER CITY , la. , Jan. 3. ( Special Telegram. ) Miss Mary Hargraves , aged 17 , the daughter of a farmer living Just over the line In Wright county , was married today to Paul W. Suttcn , until recently her father's hired man. Sutton , at the time of the mar riage , wns suffering from a gunshot wound Inflicted by the bride's father. Sulton has bsen working for Hargra\eg--for the past sl\ months nnd had fallen.In . love with Mary. Her parents did not lock , with any favoi upon the affection which they -saw spring , up between the two. but favored the .milt of , a young man , a neighbor , Syho owned his own farm and has been very * herslstent In hlti attentions to the girl. BUI tan was discharged a weak ago to get him ftrtay from her , but since that time he has been' lingering around the neighborhood. Thls.'ain'nnlng ho called at Hargraves' house and .naked to see the daugh ter. The old man went Into the bedroom an HOOP as he saw him conifuifand. ; taking a double-barreled shotgun , went to the door and warned Sulton f.o leajnj. " : Because Sutton " 8ld not"g6 as aoori as 'Htt'rgraves thoifght he should , the old man fired both barrels of the- gun at him , one chdrgo ' taking effect In the right shoulder and arm ! Sutton went tea a neighbor's , where the wound was dressed. Hqfors the Job was completed ho received a note from the girl , telling him where she wr-3 and that ho had her sympathy. The let ter oald further that If ha would como Im mediately she would go with him and be married. The ceremony took place at Oak land Valley. .irici.vi.HY's MOVICMIJXTS IIICHIII ) . I're.slileiil-ICIi-ct Spend * a Uulct Sim- iluy lit Clevelaml. CLEVELAND. Jan. 3. President-elect Mc- Klnley pasted a very quiet Sunday at the home of M. A. Hauna. This morning In com pany with Secretary Osborno of the national committee , Mr. McKinley attended the Franklin Avenue Mpthbdlst Episcopal church. The pcstor , He'f. . Dr. E. S. Leads , ' .n his opening prayer , asked divine blessing upon those called to high places. When Mr. McKinley returned from .church ho WEO greeted at .Mr. Hanna's home by Senator Cul- lom of Illlrois , who had stopped over for a short visit on his way -Washington. . The senator and Mr. McIClnleJ-had a short con ference. In the afisrnoon a few of the close personal friends of tie president-elect called upon him. It Is the Intention of Mr. McKinley to devote - vote the coming week to ( tie outlining of his inaugural message and for that reason It Is announced ho desires to be left undisturbed by callers as much as "possible. Part of the week Mr. and Mrs. MoKlnley will remain at the homo of Mr. Hanua and the latter part of the week will ba guests of Colonel Myron T. Herrick on Prospeqt street. If the quiet which he desires cannot bg secured here , the president-elect will return bcforo the end of the week. : MRX KIM.IJU IX A AVItRCK. .MIxMoiirl I'nillliKri'llfM Train ItiniH Into n I.iiliilftllilc. ST. LOUIS , Jan. 3. Missouri Pacific freight No. 2 ran Into a landslide near New Haven , Mo. , sixty-seven inllcs west of here , at 2:30 : o'clock this morning , killing En gineer Homer Evans , Flroman Henry Hook up and Ilrakenian J. U. McQueen , all of this city. The locomotive and twelve cars went Into the Missouri river , , along wl.'ich the track ran. The landslide was caused by the heavy rains. The track was cleared during the day and the trains. 'ar running as usual tonight , but while repairs to the roadbed and track were being mutio the passengers , mall and express were transferred by boat , KIIIINIIH City IH. KANSAS CITY , Jnn. S.V-The Times In n special edition , giving a review of the bus iness of the past yciir , ruys ; No city In the union has been mora Kindly dealt with liytlm year of 1S95 than 'ban ' Kansas City. Moro entile , whcep , 'hogxlund horst.5 were received ut the slock yilnlH than In nny year In HH history , thU. luwlncs < s of the yards amounting to aver 110,000,00' ) above the receipts of u yeUr nso. The pi Ices paid for entile were from --W to SO per cent a hundredweight higher tltnn In JM > 5. Three hundred manufacturing plant * , with n cum in nod capital of $ .12GOO.OX ) . Jutvu paid $10- 600,000 wages to 21 W ) employes , and turned out finished prodiiutK valued at $1000(0.000 ( , Wholesale. und jolibcrH all ilu- uiaro tlit-y have acquired nt-iv territory nnd added to their lluta of oualomnrx during the past year , and BeovnU prosperity Is apparent. _ Mnriililnr l-'lc-iiil CuiliiiillH Slili'Iilu. CINCINNATI. Jan. S.-Mhis Hndloy , a daughter of an' undertaker nt Itochester , N. Y. , committed Iflilclde today at Hello Oirry'H plncc. on Itrourr.vuy. She wns known mi Hello Howanl Morgan , and whllo with \Vcbert& KJuld'H vaudeville company n Helle 'Weber. Slip was ad dicted to morphine , nuil took nn overdose after being out wll ( ) Hilly uccker all night till 4 a. in. Decker Is very \\oaltbv , and wanted to marry her. but jiho mild she wan not lit to marry him. She left lettcra to her mother unft others anil then took the drug Hho wiis highly eiUu-atid and rankril hlfih In pontf nml ilunco Hpcclaltk-a , but her nppptltr tor morphlno caused her to le 10 her engagrmrntt ) . HoiMHiiitH of Our an VfMnrlH , .Inn , II , At New Yorkf-Arrlvcfl-Auranla , from Liverpool. At Havre Arrived -La Ounce/file / , from New York. At Queenstown-SalK'J-Lucaiiln , for KMW York. VERGES UPON A BLIZZARD Sunday Bringa Chilling Winds nnd Heavy Snowfall , OMAHA ENTERTAINS A BLEAK NOR'WESTER ' HnllrniiilM lUi > or ( I he Slorni l > ri > vnll- lu SI mi 5I'urtliiiiN of < lu > Stiitc , lnlorforliiH : Materially irllh I Train Service. People were not much surprised yester day morning to discover that the bare pave ments , which have existed all through the holidays , wcro covered with feathery snow. It sifted along the sidewalks nnd Into the fence corners , and In places accumulated goodly drifts. Last night Old liorcas got down to business and showed the wiseacres the true side of his nature by treating them of the heaviest snowfall ot the season. The snow began coming In little rifts as early as 2 o'clock Sunday morning. About 3 o'clock It came down in earnest nnd con tinued with but small cessation all day yes terday. The local weather bureau reported n fall of two and a halt Inches nt 8 o'clock last night , with more In prospect and a cor responding lowering of the temperature. The temperature In Omaha at 1 o'clock yesterday morning was 10 degrees above zero. The mercury gradually dropped until at 7 o'clock last evening It had descended to 3 degrees above. In the morning the wind showed a velocity of twenty-eight miles per hour , giving the storm a tendency toward the old-t'lmo blizzard. The average velocity during Sunday wns eighteen miles per hour. At railroad headquarters reports began coming In of the storm as early as I o'clock Sunday morning. Snow fell steadily all along tha various lines In the state as far west as Columbus , south into Kansas and north to the Dakota line. Nearly all the afternoon trains yesterday , with the excep tion ot the Ilurllngton's , were reported from half an hour to two hours late. At Grand Island drifts flvo feet dejp In the yards of the Union Pacific were reported , with about four Inches of the beautiful on the level where the wind did not affect It. The Co lumbus & Norfolk branch of tha Union Pa cific appeared to catch the worst of the storm , and at 5 o'clock last evening Iho ' trains which had 'been crawling along nt a snail's pace were sidetracked at the nearest stations. Division Superintendent Sutherland or dered the snowplow crews at Columbus to bo In readiness to go out over the branch early In the afternoon , and this morning they started In to clear the road. If ad ditional snow does not fall today the road will be In working order at noon. At North Uend , on the main line , numerous heavy drifts were In evidence , but not sufficient to retard the through trains to any great extent. Late lest night the Burlington re ported the heaviest fall of snow between this point and Lincoln , with very little south ot Crete. All trains of this company continued to report on time. The westbound trains ever the eastern trunk lines arrived on tlmo last evening with the exception of the Ilock Island , which was an hour and a half late. Dut little enow was reported In Iowa. The roads entering the city from the north reported a heavy fall of snow. At Sioux City drifts from six to eight ftct In depth wcro encountered by the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha , with plenty all along the line clear Into this city. On the Hartngton | , Bloomlngton & Norfolk branch the heaviest" falls \vcro encountered , and several of the trains which failed to make time during the afternoon were side tracked until the snowplow could clear up the rails. Division Superintendent Jaynes ordered out the snowplow crows from this city , rind also from Sioux City , at an early hour yesterday afternoon , and In view of the probable cessation of the storm It Is thought the trains will bo running on time today. The snow on the levels In the northern and central portions of the state was about five Inches In depth at 10 o'clock Irst night. In Omaha tralllc was not Bcrloualy Im peded , although the street car company kept several of Its rotary plows at work over the various lines all Saturday night and the greater portion of yesterday. Nearly all of the motors wcro running on time yesterday afternoon and evening. The sidewalks and streets In the business portion tion of the city were drifted high In places with snow , but there were very few pe destrians abroad , and but few vehicles stir ring. Snow foil In small quantities at Intervals all night lest night. Up to am early hour this morning all trains on Ncbrr.aka lines wcro reported moving slowly. Several wcro a number of hours late In road Ing thlo city during the night. At North Bend , Grand Inland and North Platte the wind was re ported blowing little short of a gale and pil ing the SIMJW into tne cuts , wnero units seven and eight feet In depth were formed. The drifts , however , were of small extent and none of the trains were tied up. About five Inches of siiow on the level was reported at Norfjlk with plenty more In sight. The street railway kept Its crews on the snow- plous at work all night. STATE IIMiit A IIIAMCI3T OK SXOW. From a Knot to Two I < < ( Di-cp oil ( he I.cvrl anil it HUH Drlflcil Iliully. WEST POINT , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special Tele gram. ) A heavy snow storm has been raging hero all day , with a high wind and ncvero cold. The snow has drifted badly and the streets are almost Impassable. This evening the snow lies eighteen Inches deep on the level and Is still falling heavily. It la the worst storm In many ycaia. HASTINGS , Jnn. 3. { Special Telegram. ) A heavy lillz/artl started In last night and Is still blowing. Already ten Inches of imow has fallen on the level and In many platen drifts arc six and seven feet high. It Is the worst enow storm that has visited this sec tion for several years. The atmosphere Is sharp and filled with blinding snow , which makes It almost Imposjlblc for anybody to bo out. As the city Is without Illumination thcro Is not a person on the streets. Every Incoming train on the various roads has been much delayed by the severe otorni. CK.VT11AL CITY , Neb. , Jaw. 3. ( Special Telegram. ) A heavy snow began falling yes. torday afternoon and has continued all day with Increasing forco. A strong wind Is blowing , which Is drifting the ( mow badly. There Is every Indication of an old-tlmo blizzard. The mercury registers 1C above zero. SUTTON , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special Telegram. ) A severe snow storm with a high wind set ID last evening. The snow Is now six InchtM deep and still falling. WAYNE , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special Telegram. ) A stvero snow storm Is raging hero today , which will bo severe on stock and will cause hardship for the farmers. FUKMONT. Jan. 3. ( Special. ) It com menced snowing here early this 'morning and tiau cnowed steadily most of the day. A hard wind from the northwest has drifted the snow badly and will probably delay trains , especially on the branch lines of the ttlkhoin , It In the heaviest gnow that has fallen here In two years. The mercury Etood at ten above this morning and had only risen thrco degrees by noon. The snow lias drifted so much OB to spoil Hlelghlng prospects. YANKTON , S. D. , Jan. 3. ( SpMlol Tele gram. ) A severe storm has prevailed hero slnco daylight 'With ' -high wind. The uncnv Is drifting and fears are entertained that railroad tralllc may bo blocked. Tiio etorm It general throughout the state. EXBTKH , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Warm , misty , almost April weather , slnco Christ mas put a midden check on cornhuaklng , ad all the frost came out of the ground , making It Impcualblo to get Into the Held. ! . Fortu nately thcro h but llttlo corn to hu k yet , In the vicinity of this town. For the live days following ClirlMman , car corn wat marketed at tbta point at tha rate of .1,000 bushels per day , nearly all It corn that had t)3en piled up on the ground , nnd COIIKO quontly qulto wet. As buyers wcro only taking seventy pounds , the Bin-Ink will be considerable ; much of the corn would have spoiled In the crlbs Jryl the weather con tinued moltt a weekfHJBvo longer , but Fri day It turned colderflHHby Saturday night the mercury had fl { = jnt Irost forty de groop , with a stiff IfcflV blowing from the north , which , no doS Hvlll freeze and drj the greater part of BjKioUtijre ( out of the corn In cribs. QuItMgJIium r ot farmers who attempted to gcK | iU market Salurdoj with loads of corn ovbAe rough roads havq broken axles and wl Hfas a consequence. WATERLOO , Ia.IBB 3. ( Special Tele gram. ) A heavy ra Mbczlug as It fell , al ! last night and todijjj Bs seriously Impeded tralllc and reportsjj B adjacent counties are to the effect t Bolcphonlo nnd tele graphic rommuntcalWrc almost complete ! ) cut off. A heavy snow Is falling tonight and the difficulties are liable to bo oven more serious. NEBRASKA CITY , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Snow commenced falling at noon yeetcrday and continued uninterruptedly until this evening , reaching n depth of about four Inches on the level. The ( .now Is lying whcro It fell , as thcro le not sullklcnt wind to drift It. It.SIinLTON SIinLTON , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Snow began falling at C o'clock last evening and continued with a stiff northwest wind all night , and this morning the storm had bc- como nearly a blizzard. This will again bo hard on the feeding Intercuts. About 100,000 sheep are now being fed near Shclton. but fortunately ir.cst of the feeders have a good supply of corn and hay ready for immediate use. Several care of sweet corn and some stmash seed were shipped to 1) . M. Kerry & Co. , Detroit , Mich. , the past week. Although thla Is not the first year Buffalo county farm ers have had contracts like this , it Is by far the most paying. Thouoamls ot acres of corn are still In the field and will probably not be got at now until spring opens. SYRACUSE. Neb. . Jan. 3. ( Special Tele gram. ) The first snow storm this winter , ac companied by hlg'i wind from thp northwest , set In thla morning and has contlnurd all day. Twenty-Boven thousand bushels of corn were shipped from here last week , the output be ing small on account of bad weather. INAVALI3. Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special Tele gram. ) A heavy snow storm set In last night nnd hna raged all day with a rising wind , until now It Is a general blizzard. No danger of loss of etock Is feared If It breaks away soon. The snow Is about five inches deep nt present. CIIESTON , la. . Jan. 3. ( Special. ) A heavy snow and elect storm prevailed here all day ycsteiilay and the greater portion of today. The thermometer fell twenty-six degrees In twelve hours Saturday. It 13 the severest storm of the season. The weather hntl been warm nnd damp , creating considerable sick ness. The change , although sudden , la ap preciated. LINCOLN , Jan. 3. ( Special Telegram. ) This morning a blizzard oP unusual severity struck the town and has continued with in creasing severity throughout the day. All trains were delayed from ono to three hours and street car traffic paralyzed. Only some of the main lines wcro kept open with great difficulty. The wind tonight Is blowing a gale from the northwest. KXVHI.QI'KII IN IllJXSn KOfi. Xeiv York Cliy KulUn Have a Up. I'lilrilly UuplrnMliil Hvni-rli'licf. NEW YORK , Jan. 3. At 9 o'clock tonight a dense fog , which hung ever this city , the harbor and North and East rivers , lifted and tralllc , which had been Impeded on water and land , was resumed. With few exceptions the ferries shut down absolutely for the greater part of the day , and travelers leaving for the west and other points 'by ' way of the Jersey railroad ter- mlnaIs'TuffcrdT"a"ircdt"'ilcal : of Inconveni ence nnd annoyance. On the East river only one ferry was In operation during the mornIng - Ing and early aftcrnodn. That was tbo Grand street line , running to Broadway , In Wllllnmsburg , and passengers for points west on the Jersey Central railroad wcro obliged to rldo or walk to the lower east side. The boats of tbo Union Ferry com pany , which Includes the Hamilton , South Wall street , Fulton street and Catherine street lines , wcro tied up almost all day. As a result travel over the bridge In both directions was greatly Increased. State Island was virtually cut off from the metropolis until evening , when the boats ran Intermittently. Few ships left port to day , and' ' none entered , because of the dense vapors In the lower bay and sound , where the Fall River boat Pilgrim was caught , and had to discharge her passengers because her commander dared not tread the dangerous eddies of Hell Gate. Not only on the water , but on the land as well , wns travel Impeded by the fog , and the elevatcJ railroads and cable cars wcro obliged to pick their way along carefully. At 0:10 : tonight the Cunard line steamship Auranla from Liverpool dropped anchor off tbo Sandy Hook lighthouse. The Auranla Is Iho first vessel sighted since 7:10 : last night , when the Orinoco , from Bermuda , arrived at the bar. Several steamers were due to arrive In port today and no doubt they are waiting outside Sandy iHook and Scotland lightship for the focr to lift , rathnr than nttnmnt so a thing as finding the way Into port In such weather. At quarantine the weather has been dark and gloomy and thu fog ao dense that object.- ! could not be seen fifty feet away from the shore. Navigation has been almost entirely sus pended , being confined to a few tug * , that with much difficulty picked their way down the buy and managed to reach quarantine cafcly , whcro they wore satlalle-d to tie up at the wharf and not take the risk of proceed ing further down the bay , as had been the original Intention. The steamers Orinoco and SIrus , which arrived and anchored off quar antine last evening , still remain fogbound at that place , their commanders deeming It more prudent to wait till the fog clears. The Wilson line steamer Hindoo , which was In collision with the Cromwell liner Creole In tha lower bay last evening , re turned In the fog and anchored off Clifton , S. I. Captain Douglas landed at Quarantine at noon. He reports the Hindoo leaking In the forcpeak. Some of her bow plates ore cracked and as the damage Is under water its exact nature cannot bo ascertained until she reaches her dock. A portion of the cargo In the forchold will have to ba discharged before the necessary repairs can be made. The steamer's pumps have to bo kept con stantly going to have the forepcak free of water. Nothing further has been heard from the Creole since the collision occurred last evening. She la probably at anchor In the lower bay , Among Iho fog-bound steamships now duo at this port are the French liner La Nor- mandlo , from Havre , December 2C ; Iho An chor liner Olympla , from Naples , December 12 ; the Cunurder Auranla , from Liverpool , Dscember 20 ; the Whllo Star freighter Georgia , from Liverpool , December 21 ; Bnf- ralo , from Hull ; Mohlean , from Swansea ; Sicily , from Hamburg ; St. Irene , from Liver pool , December ID ; Meguntlo , from London , December 17 ; Hnhana and Yinnnrl , from Ha vana , December 30. Not a steamer or sailing vet/sel has ar rived at City Island up to 8 o'clock tonight. The American ship Rcuco Is supposed to > ave anchored In the lower bay on account of the fog. The marine observer at Sandy [ look says ho learned tonight she was spoUmi yesterday morning off Ilarncgat. The Rouco , Captain Adams , sailed from San Francisco on August 25 , bound for New York and Yo- tohama. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DISASTltOlIH KI.OOn.H I.N AHKAXSAH. ItalliH I'lii ) OoiixidiTiililo Havoc In ( lie .Sou Hi. LITTLE ROCK , Jan. 3. Communication vag re-established with all of the towns south of hero on thu Iron Mountain today , loportB Indicate that thu ftrcatcst aufforlng > y last night's storm wan In the town of lenten , where half a dozen small frame wcro demolished and several freight cam 'standlntc at the ntdtlon were aver- urnqd. Several pomona were more or lean njnred and many had narrow escapes and hrlllliiK experiences , but no fatalities oc curred , The Btorm wan severest In the Koutlicrn ( Continued on Page Two. ) GAPFIS WILL GET THERE Spcnkorslup Oontost Settled in Advance of Caucus Oonsidoratlon. RICH WILL NOT MAKE THE FIGHT Sayn He CouliInt AfToril in the I'I HIMat ( lie lliuul * of ( liu HeiinlilleniiH In thu U. . . . HOHNC. t > LINCOLN , Jan. 3. ( Special Telegram. ) The members of both branches of the leg islature will hold caucuses tomorrow even ing. At 10 o'clock a. m. the rcnators wilt meet In nn Informal conference nt the Lin- dell hotel. The house members will meet nt the same hour nt the Lincoln. The fol lowing slate this evening received the en dorsement of n largo number ot members , of both houses , who are on the ground , and Is considered a winner by both factions of the fnslonlsts : Speaker , J. N. Gallln , Saundcrs county. President of the senate , Frank Ransom , Omaha. Secretary of the senate , W , F , Schwind. Lincoln. Chief clerk of the house , Henry C. Richmond mend , Red Cloud. First assistant clerk , U. E. Foster , Plain- view. Second assistant clerk , J. W. Barnhart * Auburn. Scrgcant-at-arms of the house , Hall B. Schnargancr. With the close of the caucuses tomorrow night will come the onslaught for the minor offices. There are swarms of applicants now at all the hotels , and many have taken teams In the city , confident of retaining ; them throughout the winter. There blda fair to bo several swarms of disappointed onea ere the week closes , and the present Is to be an cventf.il one. The overturning ot a practically repub lican administration will occur on the 7tl\ lust. Then Treasurer-elect Mcscrve will de mand of Treasurer Hartley the money In the treasury. The newly elected officials , will bo tendered a reception at the state- capltol In the evening of that day. On the 5th Inst. at noon , the Twenty-fifth session of the legislature will meet and formally canvass tbo vote cast at the late election. Then also will come up the momentous question' as to whether or not two supreme Judges have been added to the bench. Alto gether , the present week promises to bo a lively one. RICH DECLINES' TO RUN. The speakcrshlp contest la prac tically nettled In advance of the fusion caucus , which Is scheduled for tomorrow night. J. N. Oatlln. ot SaundctH county will be the man. Popu lists and democrats concede this : Edson Rich of Omaha said today : "While I am sat isfied that I could be made speaker , and whllo It Is an honor that I would highly prlza , I do not purpose to remain out of iho caucus and rely upon republican votes to make me. I do not believe It would bo good policy for me to take such a course , neither for mo nor the party. " Thcro Is but lltlio talk of A. E. ShelJon ot Chadron , and no In dications that his boom has received nuy perceptible Impetus since ho arrived In the * city. city.There There have been a number of assaults on the Schwind forces today by various candi dates for secretary of the senate , but he- appears but slightly demoralized tonight and. Is not disfigured In- the least. C. W. Mo- Cuno of David City , Tom Smith of McCool and E. A. Walrath of Osccola have each In turn attacked the Schwind strongholds and each has liecn given a sight of the strone Bryan reserve that Is backing up W. F. Schwind. All this has been very discourag ing ( o the latter's competitors and It can bo said tonight that Schwind will go Into cau cus with a strength which will bo exceed ingly difficult to overcome. The great fight of tbo day has been over the chief clerkship of the house. For tho- last three days this feature has been pro lific of surprises , and today was not an ex ception. The clerkship appears to bo a pivot around whlrh all other organization contin gencies revolve. The Fifth congressional district cuts the largest figure In this con test , and has already presented three candi dates for the office , Richmond of Red Cloud and Wnldron and McGaw of Hastings. The latter's boom reached full head today , and with Its growth there was a perceptible sub sidence of Waldron's hopes. It was stated In the Lincoln rotunda today that Waldron was worth $50,000. With the populists this was a dcadener , nnd they shook their heads sadly. But this disqualification does not appertain to II. B. McGaw , who Is a farmer. Another point In his favor Is the fact that ho has been secretary of the Fifth district congressional committee two terms , and la thought to have a Etrong null with Con- gressman Sutherland. At nny rate , the Fifth district members , seeing that their eighteen counties , mostly popullstlc , cut so much Ice In the matter , got together today and held a caucus. It did not reach thor r > olnt of actually naming a candidate , but they agreed to stand as a unit for whoever might be the man named. Of course , this agreement Is contingent upon the man named hailing from the Fifth district. STORY ABOUT M'GAW. Even Representative Grandstaff , who haa been opposing Richmond , said If ho secured a majority of the delegation he would take his medicine. This reminds ono that Mc Gaw Is In the same boat with Richmond. Grandstaff of Webster county 'Is agalmU Richmond mend , but both Fcrnon nnd U.rllng , repre senting Adams county , are said to bo against McGaw and for Waldron. Hut Waldron has ? 50,000. Thcro Is another llttlo story con nected with McGaw's candidacy. Supreme Court Commissioner John M. Rugan made McGaw his choice provided McGaw received the support of the Adams county delegation. Itagan Is said to have pledged himself to lllchmond , provided neither Waldron nor McGaw was supported by homo Influence. As Waldron Is practically out of the race ind McGaw's representatives do not know ilm on the street , Richmond thinks that Ragan should say a good word for him. At all events , W. II , Thompson of Grand Island , Edfinn Rich of Omaha and Con gressman Sutherland arc tonight doing good work for Richmond , and he Is by no means a dead cock In the pit , Thcro Is said to bo a deal on by which Schwind Is to receive good backing from the Fifth district. Attorney .11. . A , Edwards of Grand Island lias been ono of the. leading opponents of Schwind for the secretaryship. Tonight It Is given out that Edwards has en ured Into a combination with Schwind to swing a good portion of the Fifth district to > ilm and accept the assistant secretaryship for hlniHeh' , EAGER LOOKS GLOOMY. Frank Eager , the Lincoln candidate fnr chief clerk , Is still In tbo ring , but ho looks gloomily at the numerous Fifth district leals , none of which arc In his favor. Ho jcllaves that Oaffln In Inclined to swing ; : tiriHldarablu Fourth district Htrenfjtli over nto llio Fifth , In re-turn for favors , and frankly nays that thla la a hard combination o beat. J. W. Darnliart of Auburn , another news- > apor man , came Into thu city tonight and announced his candidacy fnr flmt awlntant clerk of the IIOUKC. Ho gays he 4s the only straight-out democratic candidate for this office. Ho flgureii It up Unit the populluta are Inclined in do Boinelhlni ! fnr thn demo crats and after taking the epr-uker and cleric will readily give the first asuUtunt elork- slilp to the democrats , hut , ua'ono populist oxprwscd himself , "Ho don't know tie. " Still , Mr , Barnhart U right on one point. All ho othur candidates for this olllco are pop * ullsfj. I.OVC 1,1'llllH < 0 Nlllllllll * . BUTTON , Neb. , Jon , 3. ( Hpcclal Telegram gram- George Popp , n son of William 'opp , living about four mllcu south of Hut *
